🌱 Patch AM: Secaucus Man In Standoff Was In Prison For Armed Robberies, Domestic Violence

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In today's newsletter:

• Secaucus parolee's violent past surfaces after six-hour SWAT standoff
• Meet the Secaucus junior who just scored seven in one game

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 73, low: 57.
• Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 66 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Secaucus Man In Standoff Was In Prison For Armed Robberies, Domestic Violence (patch.com) — Secaucus residents learned more about the man at the center of Wednesday's six-hour police standoff, identified as 30-year-old town resident Sahil Ram. Authorities say he barricaded himself with knives in his Plaza Gardens apartment over a parole warrant, prompting a SWAT response and gas deployment before his surrender, while officials cite confidentiality in declining to detail the alleged parole violation.
   

• NJIC girls soccer Players of the Week for Oct. 1 (nj.com subscription) — North Jersey girls soccer coaches and fans will notice Secaucus junior Ava Illuzzi, who just poured in seven goals in one game and five in another to headline NJIC Players of the Week. The roundup spotlights standout performances across the conference, but Illuzzi's scoring surge puts Secaucus firmly on the statewide radar this week.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Community Wellness Day! →
  Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services, 506 3rd St, Hoboken
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• 6th Annual Dining Out Jersey Foodie Expo →
  Riverview Ballroom, 700 Palisadium Dr, Cliffside Park
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Youth Connect
  Union City Location, 4428 Bergenline Ave, Union City
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Teen High School Volunteers in Person Library TAB (Teen Advisory Board) Training In-Person →
  Secaucus NJ
  9:00 am
• Wiggle & Giggle →
  Secaucus NJ
  10:30 am
• Jamtoberfest '26 : Fours Bands - One Day - Nonstop Music Event! →
  Swim & Sport Club, 272 Emmans Rd, Roxbury Township
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• 16th Annual Diwali Mela - The Festival of Lights →
  Secaucus NJ
  12:00 pm
• Free community festival hosted by Hudson Regional Health →
  Hudson Regional Hospital New Jersey, 55 Meadowlands Pkwy, Secaucus
  12:30 pm
Monday October 5
• Lap Tots →
  Secaucus NJ
  11:30 am
• Spanish Language Classes for Tweens Ages 7-11 →
  Secaucus NJ
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Delays at the Bayonne Bridge to NJ due to police activity have cleared.
  3:55AM on Oct 1: The Bayonne Bridge to NJ has a delay due to police activity blocking the right lane. (Nextdoor )

• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in UNION CITY NJ S22937 in Union City. Apply here.
• footprint Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser in Union City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Secaucus here.

🗞 Nearby News

Union City

• PanRaj Holding Acquires $6M Cold Storage Facility at 609 10th St. in Union City, NJ (cremarketbeat.com)
• Hudson County Joins Bayonne, Hoboken, Jersey City, Kearny and Union City in Filing Superior Court Lawsuit Against Heliport Operator (riverviewobserver.net)
• Soccer Recap: Dickinson Falls in a Tight One to Union City (maxpreps.com)

North Bergen

• Major Honor For La Exitosa's Gloria B (ramp247.com)
• Powerful drill roars to life to dig Hudson River tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey (constructconnect.com)

Hoboken

• Mental Health Services Provider Bridgeway Brings Free Wellness Fair In Hoboken (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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